Now comes the coming out at work. It will not be a surprise to anyone, believe me. They do talk (God do they talk!) and the talk lately is pretty much about me. Today, one of my young colleagues, when I asked how things were, told me how life had improved for him, how his relationship with his parents had improved; told me about his girlfriend. "Yes", he said, "everything in the world is just fine. My parents are good, my life is good, and you're becomming a woman . . . .everything is good". I just smiled, said nothing. This is the same individual who before my weekend said "dude.....get your hair cut!" I chuckled, said "never". He said "really, xxxxxxx. you look like a lady . . . ."
"Well", I quipped, "at least you called me a lady!"
I left for the weekend on that note. So . . . . I think they have a clue.
Now, before I tell them, or let the "secret" out, I need to go the the HR department, and see how they would like to handle this. In any case, many will accept, others will not, and yet others will cast stones.
But, ain't no way I'm leaving. If I were ever to leave, it would be for my own reasons. No . . . . I'm making my stand here, where I already know my job, and have no problems with management or producing numbers. I'm too set in my ways, old enough that I don't want to make a new start somewhere else, and tough enough to hold my ground.
Tired of waiting,
Bev
I would like to thank everyone for reading this endless drama.
Seriously, thank you all for caring, being interested, and being there with your comments and support. This is a long process for most of us, and for me, a compressed one that has produced some anxiety, but not ripped me up like a thin sheet of paper.
Maybe the heading over Susan's site should read:
Susan's Place, Transgender Resources, And Support
Thank you all for your caring support.
Bev
